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单词 tantrika
释义

Tantrikan.adj.

Brit. /ˈtɑːntrᵻkə/, U.S. /ˈtɑntrəkə/
Forms:

α. 1800s– Tantrika, 1800s Tantrica.

β. 1800s– Tantric, 1800s– Tantrik.

Also with lower-case initial.
Origin: A borrowing from Sanskrit. Etymon: Sanskrit tāntrika.
Etymology: < Sanskrit tāntrika (also with vernacular pronunciation tāntrik ) (adjective) of or relating to the Tantras, (noun) exponent of a Tantra < tantra Tantra n. (with derivation by ablaut change) + -ika , additional derivative suffix. In later use (in β. forms) apparently partly influenced by Tantric adj.In use as adjective in the form Tantric at β. forms indistinguishable from Tantric adj.; all adjective uses of this form have been included at Tantric adj.
A. n.
A person who follows the doctrine or principles of the Tantras; an adherent or practitioner of Tantrism.
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Tantrika1813
Tantrist1837
1813 H. H. Wilson in tr. Cālidāsa Mégha Dúta 86 Agreeably to the system of the Tantricas the Nid'his are personified.
1838 R. M. Martin Hist. E. India I. i. iv. 196 Most of the Pandits, who act as Gurus in these districts, worship Sakti as their favourite, and are Tantriks.
1956 A. Huxley Adonis & Alphabet 59 The Tantriks of northern India and Tibet.
2004 J. McDaniel Offering Flowers, Feeding Skulls ii. 68 Tantrikas..were believed to know everything, but they wouldn't tell you anything that they know, unless you deserve to know it, which you probably don't.
B. adj.
Of, relating to, or characteristic of Tantrism; designating an adherent or practitioner of Tantrism. Cf. Tantric adj. 1.
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society > faith > aspects of faith > Bible, Scripture > non-Judaeo-Christian scriptures > [adjective] > Tantra
Tantrika1815
Tantric1836
1815 A. F. Tytler Considerations Present Polit. State India I. iii. 244 Of late years, it has been taught by the Tantrica Brahmins, that the gods have now become fond of the bottle, and consequently spirits are offered up at their shrines.
1990 H. Bey in A. Parfrey Apocalypse Culture (rev. ed.) 84 Ganesh Baba seemed to approve of this secret past, as if it were a sign of Mr Biswas' hidden tantrika strength.
2017 Internat. Jrnl. Hindu Stud. 21 13 Caitanya takes human form specifically in order to experience his own sweetness—a formulation that is reminiscent of the Tāntrika or..Sahajiyā doctrine of the male and female principles residing in the same body.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021).
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